Around the Shop

  You may wonder why the South Torch Lake Fire & Rescue department has a rehab bus. Our graphics and installation team helped with the striping, lettering and graphics on this unit, and in the process learned about its purpose. According to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), firefighters are required to spend time… Read More »

The signs that we design and manufacture are increasingly becoming more creative in style and shapes. We still make box style signs, but they’re not the same old box sign of years’ past. In-house fabrication requires precise folds and cutting to accurately build the signs that we produce. To keep our sign business thriving, it… Read More »

This quarter’s technical update features our Automatic Feed Radial Arm Saw, also referred to as an Extrusion Saw. This massive 900-pound machine can cut through a variety of materials including aluminum, steel, brass, bronze, plastics and fiberglass. When we have larger, fabricated sign projects, extrusion is often used to create framework for the sign cabinet,… Read More »

With all the cutting involved in the sign making business, we are very appreciative of our various routers. The MultiCam Apex 1R CNC Router resides in our Petoskey shop, and although it’s not our biggest router (which is 5’ x 16’), it’s still quite large at 5’ x 10’ and is relatively messy, so it… Read More »

Coastal Marine Customs is our sister company that offers SeaDek Marine Flooring. We customize flooring to fit like a glove on boats, maneuvering around all latches, hatches and doors. The piece of equipment that makes templating a boat more efficient is our Prodim Proliner. Its accuracy is within 1.5 mm. in 40 feet. We take… Read More »

If you haven’t stepped into one of our Traverse City or Petoskey production facilities, then you haven’t had a chance to see the extraordinary machines and equipment that we get to work with on a daily basis. The Traverse City shop is home to our Mimaki large format UV LED flatbed inkjet printer. The Flatbed… Read More »

In 2018 Pro Image Design launched a sister company, Coastal Marine Customs, and became the only Certified Fabricator for SeaDek Marine Flooring in the Michigan Great Lakes area. SeaDek offers boat owners a superior alternative to marine carpet and traditional non-skid fiberglass flooring. It is designed to withstand harsh conditions typically found in the marine… Read More »

We’re excited to announce the purchase of the SDS Automation ChannelBender SXP machine for our Traverse City production facility. What might that be, you may wonder? A channel letter bending machine automatically bends 3D sign letters from a variety of materials. (These are the large letters that you see on buildings from a distance.)  Our… Read More »